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Introduced Session

An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2011, Sections 8-101.2, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 363, O.S.L. 2015, 8-103, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 184, O.S.L. 2013 and 8-103.1, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 285, O.S.L. 2013 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 8-101.2, 8-103 and 8-103.1), which relate to the Education Open Transfer Act; granting student transfer to another school district at any time; providing exception if transfer exceeds certain capacity; directing selection of transfer students if certain capacity is exceeded; authorizing board of education to determine capacity; allowing transfer student to continue attendance; allowing denial of continued transfer; permitting certain children living in a home to transfer districts; prohibiting more than two transfers per school year; providing exception for child in foster care; removing prior transfer procedures; directing board to adopt policy for student capacity; setting deadline for adoption of policy; authorizing including certain reasons for denial in policy; directing posting of policy on a district website; requiring determination to be made by the first day of certain months regarding the number of students a district has capacity to accept; directing publication on school district website; directing submission of certain report to the State Department of Education; prescribing appeal process for transfer denials; providing for promulgation of rules; directing boards of education to submit certain student transfer information to the State Department of Education; requiring certain annual audit of approved and denied transfers; providing for establishment of capacity if inaccurate reporting is found; removing time limitations for transfer applications; requiring certain report of students granted transfers to be submitted on the first day of certain months; removing provisions for cancellation of transfers; requiring for selection of transfer students in the order in which applications are received; providing appeal for transfer application denial; prohibiting denial of transfer unless certain capacity is exceeded; directing admission to district of choice for certain children regardless of capacity; amending 70 O.S. 2011, Section 8-113, which relates to transfers for children of school employees; allowing transfer of child of school employee without requiring district approval; repealing 70 O.S. 2011, Section 8-104, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 85, O.S.L. 2013 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 8-104), which relates to emergency transfers; declaring an emergency; and providing for conditional effect. SUBJECT: Student transfers in schools

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Brad Boles (R)*,  Adam Pugh (R)*,  Rhonda Baker (R),  Chad Caldwell (R),  Kim David (R),  Dean Davis (R),  Jon Echols (R),  Toni Hasenbeck (R),  Kyle Hilbert (R),  Charles McCall (R),  Terry O'Donnell (R),  Tammy West (R), 

Approved by Governor 03/31/2021 (on 03/31/2021)

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